{"product_id":"praying-altar","title":"Alphonse Giroux Traveling Alter Triptych","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite traveling altar triptych by the celebrated Parisian luxury house of Alphonse Giroux. Wrought in openwork bronze with interwoven carving, the triptych opens to reveal a central porcelain painting depicting the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus — an intimate devotional work conceived for the private chapels and grand tours of the 19th-century elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDATE: First half of the 19th century, circa 1800–1850.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHISTORY: Alphonse Giroux (1775–1848) established his celebrated Parisian shop in 1799, beginning as a supplier of artist’s materials and fine cabinetry before ascending to the heights of Parisian luxury. The house of Giroux became a purveyor to French royalty and high society — counting Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie among its patrons — and was renowned for objects of exceptional refinement: writing desks, music boxes, lacquered cabinets, and intricate porcelain works incorporating the finest materials including bronze, lacquer, and hand-painted porcelain. The firm evolved into one of Paris’s grandest establishments before closing definitively around 1885.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Signed to the reverse, with original easel stand intact. The piece retains strong structural integrity and visual presence consistent with its age and distinguished provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION: The central porcelain panel bears a devotional scene directly inspired by Raphael’s Madonna and Child Enthroned, rendered with the delicate brushwork and luminous palette characteristic of the finest 19th-century porcelain painters. It is flanked by two hinged bronze wings of elaborate openwork and interwoven carving, forming a self-contained portable altar — a devotional form long favored by the traveling nobility. The easel stand to the reverse confirms its function as a display object of both spiritual and decorative intent. Brought back from Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 8 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarlett Rose Interiors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45294719926319,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1744\/3119\/files\/06E6FD6F-56EE-488F-B75C-BECE68BE9393.jpg?v=1777913005","url":"https:\/\/scarlettroseinteriors.com\/products\/praying-altar","provider":"Scarlett Rose Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}